Huguenot station explained

Huguenot
Type: Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Style:Staten Island Railway
Other: NYCT Bus:,
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Open-cut
Code:516
Address:Huguenot Avenue and West Terrace
Huguenot, Staten Island
Coordinates:40.5336°N -74.1919°W
Opened:June 2, 1860[1]
Former:Bloomingview
Huguenot Park
Map State:collapsed
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Marker:rail-metro
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Other Services Header:Former services

The Huguenot station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Huguenot, Staten Island, New York.

History

The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville. The station's original name was Bloomingview, named after the former town of Bloomingview, which is present day Huguenot.[2] Afterwards the station was named "Huguenot Park," which was shortened to simply "Huguenot" by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) shortly after it took control of the railway from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1971 (the MTA also shortened the name of the "Old Town Road" station to simply "Old Town" at that time).

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[3]

A request for proposals was put out on May 18, 2023 for the contract for a project bundle to make 13 stations accessible, including Huguenot.[4] A contract for two ramps at the station was awarded in December 2023.[5]

Station layout

The station is located on an open cut at Huguenot Avenue and has two side platforms. There is a steel and concrete canopy over the platforms at the stairs and an additional canopy is located about halfway down the northbound platform,[6] features used as part of SIR station upgrades and platform extensions in the 1990s. Some morning rush hour local trains originate here; a pair of switches south of the station are used to reverse the direction of these trains. A spur used for ballast trains branches off the southbound track across Huguenot Avenue from the station entrance.[7] [8] This stop provides access to the nearby Tottenville High School.

Exit

There are exit stairs at the south end, and a brick stationhouse built in 1939 on street level.[9] A pedestrian overpass formerly existed at the north end. The MTA runs a park & ride lot at the station.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIRT The Essential History . Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus . 5 . December 23, 2001 . March 3, 2009.
  2. Web site: Old Town Names - Old Staten Island. October 29, 2015. July 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160704225150/http://www.statenislandhistory.com/old-town-names.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan. December 19, 2019. MTA. December 25, 2019. April 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200421204344/http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-announces-20-additional-subway-stations-receive-accessibility. dead.
  4. Web site: May 18, 2023 . A37758 Design-Build Services for ADA Upgrades Package 5: Accessibility Upgrades at 13 Stations in the City of New York . May 10, 2024 . mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  5. Web site: 20 Dec 2023 . December 2023 MTA Board Action Items . 2024-03-02 . Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 46–47 . December 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231222012801/https://new.mta.info/document/129196 . live .
  6. Web site: Huguenot Canopies . Darlington . Peggy . June 2000 . nycsubway.org. December 24, 2017.
  7. Web site: Track ballast loading . Rosenfeld . Robbie . October 16, 2013 . nycsubway.org. December 24, 2017.
  8. Web site: Part of Ward 5 Borough of Richmond Map . 1873 . secretsi.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305101518/http://secretsi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1917.png . March 5, 2016. dead. December 24, 2017.
  9. Web site: Stationhouse . Rosenfeld . Robbie . October 16, 2013 . nycsubway.org. December 24, 2017.